Nice (hate to admit that Liverpool FC is the best at it but combined with their wins it's likely true). Other that I find remarkable Dortmund /st Pauli/ Olympique Marseille, Napoli.... Id actually argue it goes beyond teamwork in football since it's a whole culture indoctrination that goes on at those clubs.
This is so true. I do not know anything about Liverpool FC but I stayed put in my very first job (software development) for 8 years because our management was consistent in promoting the idea of a team. My boss talked the talk but also walked the walk.
For example, when we were shipping out and there were a lot of defects (bugs), a "Quality Control Bonus Fund" was set aside. All expenses related to fixing a defect, including travel. lodging, and any other expense to appease the customer or re-release the software was taken from this fund.
At the end of the year, whatever remained in the fund is our year-end bonus, to be divided among all the employees. To foster helpfulness, although each one is allocated the same share (new hirees get a pro-rata for the year), we were allowed to award a certain fraction of our bonus share to any colleague if we think he/she deserves it. Most often, awards would go to people who go out of their way to help you hunt the debugging logs for clues, or even create/offer a tool or technique, so the problem can be diagnosed faster and fixed sooner.
On modest years we have not a lot left, we spent the bonus fund to go on team activities like a beach trip on a weekend or some adventure. The first time we had a relatively clean release and saw how much we saved and thus, how much we will each get, the improvement was radical. e.g., I would be in the office on a Saturday afternoon to rewrite code or begin documentation (technical debts, you know) but "I will not code alone". Everyone started to think like an owner and as long as the goal and situation is communicated clearly, there was no quibbling about extra hours or problems about doing grunt work.
To date, I have not seen yet better proof that the brain (and employee psyche) is malleable after that. The company got sold so eventually we took different paths. The team spirit? Many years later, the majority of the employees still have some annual reunion (in groups around the globe) and we keep in touch to celebrate Christmas or just to eat all the cakes and ice cream in a dessert place (yes, I once flew to Houston to do that).
Nice (hate to admit that Liverpool FC is the best at it but combined with their wins it's likely true). Other that I find remarkable Dortmund /st Pauli/ Olympique Marseille, Napoli.... Id actually argue it goes beyond teamwork in football since it's a whole culture indoctrination that goes on at those clubs.
This is so true. I do not know anything about Liverpool FC but I stayed put in my very first job (software development) for 8 years because our management was consistent in promoting the idea of a team. My boss talked the talk but also walked the walk.
For example, when we were shipping out and there were a lot of defects (bugs), a "Quality Control Bonus Fund" was set aside. All expenses related to fixing a defect, including travel. lodging, and any other expense to appease the customer or re-release the software was taken from this fund.
At the end of the year, whatever remained in the fund is our year-end bonus, to be divided among all the employees. To foster helpfulness, although each one is allocated the same share (new hirees get a pro-rata for the year), we were allowed to award a certain fraction of our bonus share to any colleague if we think he/she deserves it. Most often, awards would go to people who go out of their way to help you hunt the debugging logs for clues, or even create/offer a tool or technique, so the problem can be diagnosed faster and fixed sooner.
On modest years we have not a lot left, we spent the bonus fund to go on team activities like a beach trip on a weekend or some adventure. The first time we had a relatively clean release and saw how much we saved and thus, how much we will each get, the improvement was radical. e.g., I would be in the office on a Saturday afternoon to rewrite code or begin documentation (technical debts, you know) but "I will not code alone". Everyone started to think like an owner and as long as the goal and situation is communicated clearly, there was no quibbling about extra hours or problems about doing grunt work.
To date, I have not seen yet better proof that the brain (and employee psyche) is malleable after that. The company got sold so eventually we took different paths. The team spirit? Many years later, the majority of the employees still have some annual reunion (in groups around the globe) and we keep in touch to celebrate Christmas or just to eat all the cakes and ice cream in a dessert place (yes, I once flew to Houston to do that).
Awesome story, thanks for sharing.